There were 86 larcenies -- or thefts -- during the stormy week of Dec. 6 to 12, 2010, compared to 123 for the same week this year, when no snow fell, the database showed. The majority of larcenies include stolen merchandise, thefts from vehicles and other crimes of property.

However, despite the bad weather a year ago, there were more robberies and a similar number of aggravated assaults compared to this year. There were nine robberies and 14 assaults in 2010, compared to four robberies and 17 assaults from Dec. 5 to 11.

There were also seven more burglaries a year ago.

The data indicates that severe weather could impact some crime, but not all of it.

Crimes investigated by state police are not included in this database. Their territory includes part of southern Onondaga County. Troopers operate on a different computer system that crosses county lines. At this time, that system is not compatible with the database used by the rest of the county.

The Reported Crimes database does not include every serious crime, but provides a snapshot of crime in the Syracuse area. Many departments take several days to several weeks to compile their reports. The crime statistics are updated weekly back to Jan. 1 of this year.